The Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar is the guitar design that changed the world. New features include a tinted neck, parchment pickguard and control knobs, and a '70s-style logo. Includes select alder body, 21-fret maple neck with your choice of a rosewood or maple fretboard. Standard Strats now feature a thicker bridge block for increased sustain and a more stable point of contact with the strings.

At this low price, why play anything but the real thing?

Fender Standard Stratocaster Specifications:

Body: Alder

Neck: Maple, modern C-shaped (tinted satin urethane finish)

Fingerboard: Rosewood or maple, 9.5" radius

# of frets: 21 medium jumbo frets

Pickups: 3 Standard single-coil Strat pickups (ceramic magnets)

Controls: Master volume, Tone 1 (neck pickup), tone 2 (middle pickup)

Bridge: Vintage-style synchronized tremolo

Machine heads: Fender/Ping Standard cast/sealed tuning machines

Hardware: Chrome <> Pickguard: 3-ply parchment

Scale length: 25.5" Width at nut: 1.65"

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=ONE MAN'S OPINION=

Mine is a Sunburst model which I've owned for a while and even though it's a (Gasp!) Mexican Strat,

I would gladly put it up against any US made Strat any day of the week. Fender has improved upon these vastly underrated guitars with the jumbo frets, thicker trem block and the shielded body compartments.

I have used this at many gigs without any problems whatsoever and have gotten many a compliment on it. This is the best guitar going today and as soon as I get my income tax return I intend to get another one to add to the herd. I'm a Strataholic and proud of it!

To hell with the price hike. if the guitar is good, then the increase is well worth it. I say! Viva Le Fender Mexico!